The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14


ent. - The ball game last Saturday be-
tween the Methodist Seminary nine of
Montpelier and the Goddards played on the
grounds of the latter, added one more to
the list of victories for the Goddards, the
score standing sixteen to three, the three
scores being made by the Seminary nine in
the eighth inning. A return game is to be
played soon. - A reception was held in
the chapel last Friday evening, when the
usual good time was enjoyed. g. A half
holiday was given the students on the after
noon of the 9TH The boys amused them
selves by playing game of ball with the
downtown boys, beating them by a score of
twenty-seven to eighteen.
West Berlin.
Mr.. WILLIAM f. BAKER of this place died
last Wednesday, aged seventy-fve years and
twenty-five days The funeral service was
held Thursday afternoon at the residence
of his son, l.. o. Baker, Rev. Il. ID. Mason
of Montpelier, assisted by Rev. W. b.
Worthing of West Berlin, officiating. The
body will be taken to Hartford, Ct, for in
terment.
CoNsIDERAILE talk is now being made in
town in regard to laying and building a
road from some point on the Walden road
near James Hickey's to William Bacon s
on the West Hill. - A petition has been
presented to the selectmen to lay road
from James Hickey y 10 Nlnu DOnu, near
Hazen Jacobs. - The schools opened
at the village last week with twenty scholars
in the primary department and seventeen
in the higher school. Also the school at
Lower Cabot, with thrty-one scholars, of
which Miss Alma ID. Leonard is teacher.
= Rev. and Mrs. II, A. Russell re-
turned from their three weeks vacation
aud visit among friends in Connecticut last
Tuesday. - We are pleased to an
nounce that Mr.. L. c. Fisher, who has been
sick with typhoid fever for the past three
weeks, is now improving.
East Calais.
MAUD, the little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Pierce, is very sick with tonsilitis
and fears are entertained for her recovery.
80 Mrs. Laura Swasey has moved from
Glover into one of Fay's tenements. -
The boys met with most disastrous defeat
in the baseball match Saturday afternoon,
the score standing forty to one in favor of
the North Montpelier boys at the end of the
fifth inning. - Sylvia Bliss has gone
back to Syracuse, n. Y, for another year S
instruction in music in the College of Fine
Arts located there. Her grandmother, Mrs.
C. b. Marsh, went with her to visit her son,
Professor c.. |. Marsh of Syracuse. -
Clara Pike has gone to Plainfield to teach
in the Springs district. Alma Leonard
teaches at Lower Cabot and Annie Burnap
in East Woodbury.. - DIR. G.. III. Gray is
office and wood-house. - The lecture
Sunday afternoon drew crowded house.
The lecturer Mohini NJ. Chatterii, Brah-
min from Calcutta, India, has been spend
ing the summer as the guest of Edwin f.
Waters of Boston at his country residence
at the center of the town. The speaker be-
longs to the highest caste and is a finely
educated young man, having perfect com
mand of the English language. He spoke
rapidly and easily, with great earnestness
and enthusiasm. and the subject, The
Brahminical Religious Belief and its Rela-
tion to Christianity" being new and full OF
interest in itself, the lecture was a most
interesting one and drew the closest atten-
ton from the audience. Those who did not
attend missed something that they may
never have another chance to take in, as the
lecturer accompanied Mr.. Waters family
back to Boston Tuesday, and is to sail
Saturday for home.
East Montpelier.
In the death of John NJ. Willard, which
occurred at his home in this village Monday
of last week, this town loses one of its most
highly high respected and and esteemed citizens
| The funeral was held from his late resi-
dence on Wednesday, Rev. S. G.. Hayford
officiating.
North Montpelier.
BYRON GOODWIN lost his best COW last
week from its eating too much corn, his
whole herd having snent an afternoon in ?
neiphbor's corn-feld while both nartie,
were absent from home. - Farmer,
about here report the poorest quality and the
lightest Weld of potatoes for years. -
Harry Goodwin is attending the ITnior
School at Montnelier tbis fall. He hoard,
at Hon. Clark Kings. Our baseball
| nine nlaved n match came with the Fast
| Calais nine SATURDAY of last week whicl
resulted in a regular picnic for orr bovs
! the score standing one to forty in tbei,
| favor at tbe end of the tiftb innino -
| j. Henry Uentz and Walter Alpa an,
| Ionic Uammett' ali of PhiIodelnh7a art
stopping for a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
l.. C. Hammett - Mr.. and Mrs. a. j
Sibley spent Sunday here on a visit TO Mr.
Sibley's mother. - The North Mont
peller baseball nine will play match game
with the Goddard Seminary nine next Sat
urday afternoon = This village is agar
without blacksmith, Frank Leslie, who
has been here for the past year, having
leased the shop at the East village. -
Arden's" last horsetrade was too mucf
| for him, at least for the horse, and the pooi
old fellow has " turned his hoofs up TO til,
! daisies" 80 The old reliable butcher
| George G. Tabor, is upon the road and is tC
run two carts.
North Eaystou
| w.. -,
HERE are seNeIal cases VI sickness IL
WIS WIS par1 r ol lhe Town ~ present. MIS-
uuer Ihoihas Is very LOW ahu not eN
pecteu 10 recover; mrs Wiihaih ohipiiah
VINO VINO mas peeh SICK lohg tiine, Is laiIlhg
iatsy oroWley mas tyPholu ieVer ana L.
;ttiay muttay Is 4 4udVe poorly anu mas spells % o.